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On the origin of the Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006 A histologic, morphometric and ultrastructural study performed on Biomphalaria glabrata submitted to infection with Schistosoma mansoni miracidia failed to provide significant evidences that the so-called amebocyte-producing organ (APO) is really the central organ for hemocyte production.
Souza, Samaly dos Santos +1 more
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An annotated checklist of Planorbinae (Heterobranchia, Hygrophila, Planorbidae) from northwestern Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2021 The family Planorbidae comprises freshwater gastropods with planispiral, spiral and limpet-shaped shells. Subfamily Planorbinae sensu stricto, has a richness of almost 300 species, with some of the main genera being Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 and ...
Ximena M. C. Ovando, Giovanna F. Marchi
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Environmental Epidemiology of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Uganda: Population Dynamics of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert and Lake Victoria with Observations on Natural Infections with Digenetic Trematodes [PDF]
, 2015 This study documented the population dynamics of Biomphalaria and associated natural infections with digenetic trematodes, along the shores of Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, recording local physicochemical factors. Over a two-and-a-half-year study period
Betson, M +5 more
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Effect of Biomphalaria straminea plasma in the phagocytosis of Biomphalaria glabrata hemolymph cells [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998 Mollusc defensive system that discriminates self from non self molecules, include fixed cells that can trap particles like endothelial cells, reticular and pore-cells, and circulating elements (WPW Van Der Knaap & ES Loker 1990 Parasitol Today 6: 175-182).
Elizabeth Malagueño +5 more
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Genes, 2020 Thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) superfamily is known to play important innate immune functions in a wide range of animal phyla. TEPs are involved in recognition, and in the direct or mediated killing of several invading organisms or pathogens. While
D. Duval +5 more
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The Afro-American Biomphalariae [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006 The reports on the occurrence of African planorbids in South America and of South American species in Africa and Asia are reviewed.
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Distribution of Biomphalaria Species in Sudan [PDF]
Nature, 1967 INTESTINAL bilharzia (caused by the trematode Schistosoma mansoni) is transmitted by snails of the genus Biomphalaria. A survey has recently been conducted to determine the distribution of these snails in the Khartoum and Blue Nile provinces of Sudan.
P. J. Hunter, S. N. Williams
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BMC Genomics, 2020 The AIG (avrRpt2-induced gene) family of GTPases, characterized by the presence of a distinctive AIG1 domain, is mysterious in having a peculiar phylogenetic distribution, a predilection for undergoing expansion and loss, and an uncertain functional role,
Lijun Lu +4 more
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Schistosomes and snails: A molecular encounter [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Knight, Arican-Goktas, Ittiprasert, Odoemelam, Miller and Bridger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Arican-Goktas, HD +5 more
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Organ-specific microbiomes of Biomphalaria snails. [PDF]
Anim MicrobiomeABSTRACTBackgroundThe microbiome is increasingly recognized to shape many aspects of its host biology and is a key determinant of health and disease. The microbiome may influence transmission of pathogens by their vectors, such as mosquitoes or aquatic snails.
Carruthers LV +4 more
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